Fitness & Health
Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care is collaborating with NJ’s prison system to address the drug and alcohol addiction among the state’s inmates
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Inmate Darren Rainey died after being left for nearly two hours in a hot shower
One bill would entitle COs to get workers’ compensation under the presumption that ailments stem from their jobs
The program is designed to prevent or lessen the effects of PTSD before it surfaces, and help identify the disorder even if it is hiding or lying dormant
State officials are hiring independent experts to review inmate access to health care and the prisoner grievance system in wake of the deadly Delaware riot
The special cellblock is where the inmates can work through problems they often share, such as substance use and post-traumatic stress disorder
A California CO union counts 96 confirmed or suspected suicides among current and retired members between 1999 and 2015
Sheriff Ken Stolle called Virginia’s mental health system “broken and ill-equipped to help all those who need it”
Anyone who has worked in a correctional facility knows what “it” is; here are 3 steps to avoid the dread
Studies show that nearly 40 percent of Colorado’s inmate population needs mental health services and 74 percent needs substance-use disorder services
Mental competency evaluations are outpacing capacity, clogging the system and forcing people to languish longer in jail, a legal letter says